(Redescription of Macrobrachium birai Lobão, Melo & Fernandes and Macrobrachium petronioi Melo, Lobão & Fernandes (Crustácea, Decapoda), Palaemonidae prawns from the southern part of São Paulo State, Brazil.)

Authors

  • Gustavo Augusto S. de MELO Professor Doutor do Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo
  • Vera Lucia LOBÃO Pesquisador Cientí­­fico - Seção de Aquicultura - Divisão de Pesca Interior - Instituto de Pesca-Bolsista do CNPq
  • Wilson Marta FERNANDES Biologista - Estagiário do Instituto de Pesca - Bolsista do CNPq

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Abstract

Macrobrachium birai and Macrobrachium petronioi, two species of palaemonid prawns, preliminary described in "Resumos do XIII Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia", are redescribed in detail. These species were collected in rivers of the Cananéia region, southern part of São Paulo State. According to their morphological characters, M. birai is included in the group olfersi, whereas M. petronioi is morphologically close to the group potiuna.

Published

2018-07-03

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